Container for poison syrup and the like



Aug. 9, 1932. c. P. HURLEY 1,370,528

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This invention relates in general to poison rece tae'les and is particularly directed to- 7 war s collapsible containers for poison I. syru s and the like, and similarmaterials whic are employed in the extermination of insects.

The extermination of ants and other obnoxious insects of a devastating nature has oifered considerable difliculty, particularly in view of the lack of proper receptacles and dispensing apparatus for the propagation of insert poisoning materials. Heretofore, it has been customary to package insect poisons in containers of the slip-cover or screwthreaded cover type. These typesof receptacles present considerable disadvantages in that they require the performance of some operation, such as the perforationrof the container or the removal of its cap, before access to the poison contents is attainableboth for dis nsing and refilling purposes. s t has also been usual practice'to expose these receptacles to atmospheric conditions, and with the types now in use, whether they are suspended from trees, bushes or the like, or embedded in the ground, the eifective qualities of the contents are'greatly reduced by entrance of rain and other moisture into the containers. This condition is also unsatisfactory in that the poison materials are frequently flooded or washed out of their containers. 1

It is an object of my invention to provide an inexpensive poison-dispensing receptacle which is protected against atmospheric conditions tending to reduce its eii'ectiveness.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a container for poisons which is totally sealed, and which requires a minimum amount of trouble in its erection and preparation for use.

A further object of inventionis to provide a container for poisons, which is readily refillable.

Other objects of my invention will become 7 a parent on consideration of the following escription in conjunction with the drawing, 1n which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a colla ible ube embodying my invention inits erred orm I i L Fig. 2 is an elevation of the collapsible tube shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the collapsible tubpedwhich has been filled with poison and 5 seal Fig. 4 is an elevation of the tube shown in ig. 5 is a central, sectional, vertical elevation of my im roved form of container at tached to a vertical wall or the like;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the arrangement shown in Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing attached to this specification and forming a part thereof, 1 is a container, here shown as a blind ori fi'ce collapsible tube Provided in the wall of the container is a weakened or rupturable wall portion 2 which may be formed by a suitable scoring operation during manufacture.

The container is partially filled with poison syrup or the like and the walls thereof are then compressed together above the weakened portion 2, the end of the tube being N turned over as at 3 to form a seal. The compressed portion is preferably provided with corrugations 4. The container in this form, as shown in Fig; 4, is in its proper form for shipment of the poison material from the manufacturer and is completely sealed against. the harmful escape of its contents.

In use the container is suitably mounted, as by means of the nail 5, to swell or tree of the like. The weakened portion 2 is then pressed inwardly to rupture the metal and provide an entrance 2a into the interior of the receptacle. The compressed end portion is angularly bent to form a rotective shield 6 over the entrance 2e. T e corru gations 4 formed on the shield 6 strengthen the shield and insure the flow of moisture awa from the entrance 2a.

y improved form of container provides a receptacle superior to any heretofore known, in that it is totally sealed when delivered for use and, yet, can be readily pre pared for use by the mere operation of rupturing the thin wall of the container at its weakened portion. The protective rain shield 6 precludes the dilution of the poison contents by moisture or other contaminating materials, thus maintaining the contents at original strength and increasing the useful life thereof.

In the foregoing description and explana tion of my invention, the particular form of receptacle described was selected merely for purposes of illustration and variations therein may bemade without departing from the nature and scope of m invention except as defined in the appende claims.

' I claim:

1. A container for poison or the like which comprises a sealed vessel in the form of a collapsible tube, means for suspending said vessel in a vertical position, a poisonholding cavity at the lower extremity of said vessel and a flattened projecting portion at its upper extremity, and an entrance to said poison-holding cavity disposed in the tube wall below the flattened projecting portion and above the poison level in the tube.

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CHARLES P. HURLEY.

2. A container for poison or the like which comprises a thin-wal ed tube provided with a poison-holding cavity, a portion of said tube having its walls compressed together over a substantial portion of its length and seamed at the end, a weakened ortion pro- 'vided in a wall of said tube, said weakened portion constituting rupturable means to provide an entrance to the poison-holding cavity, said compressed portion of the walls of said tube bein angularly bent to form a protective shiel for said entrance.

3. A container for poison or the like which comprises a sealed vessel in'the form of a blind-orifice collapsible tube, means for suspending said vessel in an inverted vertical position, said vessel being provided with a poison-holdin cavity and an entrance to said cavity dispose above the poison level in said cavity, a protective shield projecting outwardl from the body of the vessel in shielding re ation to said entrance, said protective shield being corrugated in a manner to impart rigidity thereto and direct foreign material away from said entrance.

4. An insect exterminator which comprises a thin-walled, prefilled and sealedreceptacle, a weakened-portion in a wall of said sealed receptacle, said weakened portion constituting rupturable means to provide an entrance to the interior of the receptacle, :1 protectlve shield positioned adjacent the en- 

